AMD Opteron 6386 SE vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6386 SE and Intel Xeon E3-1220L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Intel Xeon E3-1220L

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
32x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12761 vs 2295

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2012 vs April 2011
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12761 vs 2295

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L

Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 77.5°C vs 64.40°C
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1604 vs 1297

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	77.5°C vs 64.40°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 48 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1604 vs 1297

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6386 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1297

1604

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12761

2295

Name	AMD Opteron 6386 SE	Intel Xeon E3-1220L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1297	1604
PassMark - CPU mark	12761	2295

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6386 SE	Intel Xeon E3-1220L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,408
OPN Tray	OS6386YETGGHK
Place in performance rating	1656	1626
Price now	$149.99
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Value for money (0-100)	21.11
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E3-1220L
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	315 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	48 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C	77.5°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	16	2
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	2400 million	504 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	20 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)